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Birth and Death,Cult and Gods,Pharaos and Officials,Pyramids and Temples,Daily Life.



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Imhotep, historical high courtier under Pharaoh Djoser (3rd dynasty) who after deification becomes the symbol of scribal and architectural wisdom. Ptolemaic period. Copper alloy, H: 13 cm Inv. E 4216
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Imhotep, historical high courtier under Pharaoh Djoser (3rd dynasty) who after d...

Uraeus snake with Pharaoh's head and the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Bronze, Late period, 26th dynasty, around 500 BCE.
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Uraeus snake with Pharaoh's head and the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt...

Two deieties of the Nile (fragment). Detail of a relief from the temple of Ramses II (1290-1224) Limestone, New Kingdom, 19th dynasty, around 1250.
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Two deieties of the Nile (fragment). Detail of a relief from the tem...

Relief, kneeling figure under sign of Ankh; they pour the water of life. Ptolemaic period.
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Relief, kneeling figure under sign of Ankh; they pour the water of...

Fragment of a head. Glazed tile. 19th-20th dynasty (1300-1080)
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Fragment of a head. Glazed tile. 19th-20th dynasty (1300-...

Musicians, bas-relief with hieroglyphs. Middle Kingdom
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Musicians, bas-relief with hieroglyphs. Middle Kingdom

Asymmetrical lyre. Wood, 18th dynasty (1580-1314 BCE) New Kingdom
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Asymmetrical lyre. Wood, 18th dynasty (1580-1314 BCE) New Kingdom

Arrows. 12th dynasty, 2000-1785 BCE Middle Kingdom
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Arrows. 12th dynasty, 2000-1785 BCE Middle Kingdom

Temple of Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE) at Abu Simbel, on the shores of Lake Nasser. When the new high dam was built and the new lake flooded the banks of the Nile valley, the temple was relocated, under a UNESCO project, to a site 65 m higher and 210 m inland.
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Temple of Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE) at Abu Simbel, on the shores of Lake Na...

Colossal statue of Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE) from the facade of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel. The four statues of the pharaoh are 20m tall. Sun-god Ra with sun-disk in a niche in the background.
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Colossal statue of Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE) from the facade of the G...

Colossal statue of Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE), from the facade of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel. Statues of the pharaoh are 20 m tall. After the flooding of the new high dam, the temple was trans- ferred to a higher site under a UNESCO project in 1968.
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Colossal statue of Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE), from the facade of the G...

Facade of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel: a seemingly small statue of Queen Nefertari, Ramses II wife, stands against the colossal leg of the 20 m-high statue of the pharaoh.
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Facade of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel: a seemingly small statue of Queen Ne...